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Illustration of a large crowd of people outside some industrial buildings. The crowd faces away, toward the buildings.

140 Years Since the 1884 Representation of the People Act

Abbie Fray
Published 6th December, 2024 2 min read
A black and white photograph of suffragettes at a march, with Millicent Fawcett prominent in the middle. A large banner features in the center of the image, reading National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies President Mrs Fawcett Law-Abiding Suffragists.

95th Anniversary of the Death of Millicent Fawcett

Abbie Fray
Published 5th November, 2024 6 min read
A painting of seven men fleeing a burning ship. Six of the men are in a lifeboat. The other man walks down the bow of the ship holding a burning torch and raising his hat.

250 Years Since the Burning of the Peggy Stewart

Abbie Fray
Published 19th October, 2024 5 min read
A photograph of a sign on a brick wall which reads, This is a Raided Premises. Police Dep't. City of New York. Howard R. Leary. Police Commissioner.

The start of the Stonewall Riots

Abbie Fray
Published 28th June, 2024 3 min read
A greyscale photograph of a man tuning a radio.

100 Years since the World's First Radio Play was Broadcast by the BBC

Abbie Fray
Published 15th January, 2024 2 min read
Two colour illustrations of Marco Polo overlayed on a map. The illustration on the right shows his head and shoulders, wearing orange and blue clothing. The illustration on the left shows his full body, wearing a red and yellow outfit with a blue hat. He is armed with a bow and arrows and sword. Two crests feature above this illustration.

700 years: Death of explorer Marco Polo

Abbie Fray
Published 8th January, 2024 2 min read
Section of a page of handwritten black text on a yellowed background.

Interrogation of John/Eleanor Rykener

Abbie Fray
Published 11th December, 2023 4 min read
An illustration of the Boston Massacre, 1878. People are seen fighting in the street in front of a chapel.

From the Archive: The Erasure of Crispus Attucks from the Collective Memory of the Boston Massacre

Abbie Fray
Published 30th November, 2023 21 min read
A photograph of two Native American women performing a dance in traditional clothing. One woman is in focus; her face is solemn and her right arm is raised. The other woman is out of focus and holds the same pose.

Indigenous Peoples Day (U.S.A.)

Abbie Fray
Published 9th October, 2023 2 min read
Black History Month lettering on a colourful background.

Black History Month

Abbie Fray
Published 1st October, 2023 1 min read
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